Why It Matters

Deep Cuts: The 1980s–Rock Sax’s Last Great Era

I was thinking the other day about the death of the saxophone. When the rock era dawned, having a sax player on the front line was as commonplace as featuring a hotshot guitarist. The tuba didn’t make the jump to the rock stage, nor did the bassoon, the flugelhorn, or the oboe. Flutes enjoyed a…
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A Short Story In Two Parts
From The Stacks: ‘The Dells vs. The Dramatics’

Can you take a wild guess what this record is doing in my stacks?
Deep Cuts: Songs For Our Robot Overlords

Will the droids eventually attack?
Droids Attack, Sacramento, California 06/24/2017

Droids Attack is a very funny band, but it’s no joke.
Sweeper, Sacramento, 06/24/2017

Oklahoma’s Sweeper hit Sacramento’s Starlite Lounge on Saturday night, opening a bill that included Droids Attack and drummer Corky Laing’s current Mountain lineup.
From the Stacks: The Clash, ‘Red China’

This is about as good as bootlegs get.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Helpers

“Look for the helpers” reads a popular Mr. Rogers meme.
The Short Life and Tragic Death of Mr. Helper

I walk my neighborhood streets each evening in a feeble effort to blend in with humanity.
From the Stacks: David Bowie, “Up the Hill Backwards” (12-inch Single)

The market for Bowie vinyl has remained inflated since his January 2016 death.